Conductor&#39;s vest



S. M. BLOCH.

CONDUCTORS VEST.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-2, 1919.

1,407,459, Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

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7 To all whom it may cancerm Be it known that-I, SAMUEL M. BLooH, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county ofGuyahoga, and State of @hio, have invented a new and useful I mprovementin Conductors Vests, of wh1ch the following is a specification, theprinciple of the invention being herein explained and the best mode inwhich I have contemplated applying that principle, so as todistlnguishit from other inventions,

'The present invention, relating, as indicated, toconductors vests, isdirected to a particular type of garment generally known by the abovetitle, andsometimes called a vestlette, which may be worn by conductorsunder the coat to carry coins, tickets, report sheets, transfers and thelike for the purpose of saving the coat or ordinary vest. The purpose ofthe present invention is the provision of an improved type of vestletteof greater convenience than those heretofore in use and of an improvedand lesser:- pensive construction. To the accomplishment of theforegoing and related ends, said invention, then, consists of the meanshere1nafter fully described and particularly pointcd out in the claim.

The annexed drawing and -following deseription set forth in detailcertain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed meansconstituting, however, but one of various mechanical forms in which theprinciple of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawingz- Fig. 1 is a front view of my improvedvestlette; Fig. 2 is a partial rear view of the same; and Fig. 3 is anenlarged transverse section illustrating the construction of thematerial for the garment.

In Figs. 1 and 2. this garment will be seen to consist of a main bodyportion 1 equivalent in'its contour and size to the front parts of anordinary vest, but unprovided with any opening or buttons down thefront. This main portion is provided with two up wardly extending parts2, to which are attached straps 3, adapted to be crossed behind the backof the wearer and fastened to the buttons which are attached at 4:. Anadjustable belt or strap 5 is also provlded for attachment to thebuttons 6 on the lower portion of the vest.

The use to which these garments are subjeet extremely severe, as thepoekets Specification of Letters Patent. Patented lFeb. 21., Applicationfiled August a, 1919. Seria11 1'o. 314,873. i i

with which they are provided are always more or less filled with heavyarticles, such as small coins, so that the weight on the'fabric of thegarment is very-considerable. In additlon to thls the pockets are usedvery wearing of the same along the edges, and (ll'lllclllty has beenexperienced 1n finding a material which will resist this extremely hardservice and at the same time not be too-expensive for the purpose. Ihave overcome this diflioulty by the use of a combination of two fabricswhich are shown in Fig. 3. The first of these fabrics is the lining 7which is of a heavy canvas or similar material, upon which issuperimposed a similarlyshaped strip of cloth 8 such as wool or serge.These two materials are then permanently and intricately united togetherall over their contacting surfaces by the use of rubber cement 9, andare in this way made into practically a single fabric, having the doubleadvantage of great strength and of neat appearance on its outer side.

Laid across the outer or front side of the main portion or body of thevest are a plurality of strips of similarly formed material 10, 11 and12. 0f these strips, the lowermost one 10 is out to conform to thebottom of the vest and is securely sewed thereto. It is also sewed alongthe seams 13, 14 and 15 to produce three pockets 16, 17 and 18 asindicated in Fig.- 1. The other two strips 11 and 12 are partiallyoverlapping, the strip 12 being laid next to the body part and the strip11 overlying the strip 12. They are then sewed together to the main partof the vest, to produce the pockets 19, 20, 21, 22 and 19, 20, '21 and22. There are thus two sets of pockets formed by these overlappingstrips, of which the pockets 19', etc., are somewhat deeper than theothers. The strips 10, 11 and 12 are so disposed on the body part of thevest that a narrow transverse space is left between them and centrallyin 'these spaces I provide two eyelets 23 and 24 be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and dis- V-shaped strip 26 conformingto the shape of the neck opening and applied to the edge of the time. Astrip 27 is left ii the edge of the fabric about this opening and isturned in to cover the upper part of the V- strip 26, while the stripserves to protect and strengthen the edge of the opening.

The advantages of my improved vestlette are its, strength and thenumerous pockets which are thus provided and which are so arranged as toallow for the attachment thereto of a coin-handling device.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention maybe employedinstead of the one explained; change being made as regards the mechanlsmherem disclosed, pro

vided the means stated by the following claim or the equivalent or" suchstated means tinctly claim as my invention? In agarment of the characterdescribed, the combination of a main body part of flexihle material,providing a V-s'haped neck ,opening at its upper'edg'e, a reinforcingstrip of heavy material conforming to the shape of the neck opening andpartially enclosed within the iiiate rial at the edge thereof, a

plurality of overlapping. strips attached at their side and lower edgesto the face of the main body below the neck opening-and extendingtransversely across said body, an-

other transversely extending strip similarly attached, positionedadjacent the lower edge of the main body and having an upwardly curvedupper edge spaced from the adjacent V I 7 straight edge o'fsaidoverlapping strips, two

parallel rows'of stitching connecting all of said transversely extendingstrips to said main body and subdividing the same lnto side and centralcompartments and veyelets SAMU L" M. BLOOH. V

